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Single garage

A single garage is an enclosed structure designed to house one vehicle and provide storage.

How big is it?

6 m long

Also 19.69 ft

Length · example

Scale illustration of a single garage, showing the recorded length.
Recorded length: 6 m.

A little perspective

Single garage vs Cricket sight screen: length comparison

The length of a single garage is approximately equal to the screen width of a cricket sight screen.

Scale
Single garage

A single garage is an enclosed structure designed to house one vehicle and provide storage.

6 mLength
0 - shared origin
Cricket sight screen

A cricket sight screen is a movable panel placed behind the bowler to provide a contrasting background, making the ball easier for the batter to see.

6 mDefined screen width
0 - shared origin

Both rulers start at the same zero and share one linear scale. Artwork keeps its original proportions. Horizontal rulers compare the selected spans; vertical brackets also identify height on the artwork.

Measurements, assumptions & sources +

Single garage

Length: 6 m; example.

6 × 3 m example footprint. Defined example; real examples vary.

Defined examples — our methodology

The marked length is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

Cricket sight screen

Defined screen width: 6 m; defined specimen; range 4 m–8 m.

A defined mobile cricket sight screen 6 m wide and 6 m high. Cricket laws require suitable contrasting screens but do not prescribe one universal screen size; panel count, wheels and proportions vary.

MCC — The Laws of Cricket

The marked defined screen width is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

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Why this measurement?

Why we use 6 m

We compare the length of a single garage. This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.

6 × 3 m example footprint. Defined example; real examples vary.

The marked vertical span follows the measured feature, not the edges of the image. How calibrated comparisons work →

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Recorded properties

Dimensions and measurements

PropertySelected valueRecorded rangeBasis
6 mNot recordedexample
18 m²Not recordedexample
3 mNot recordedexample
6 mNot recordedexample

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